TONIGHT · FRIDAY, JULY 3 · SUNSET 8:30 PM
A fair night to catch the Moon.
FAIR NIGHTBEST 3:55 AM – 5:44 AM
Doable, but not ideal: it is mostly cloudy and it sits high enough for a clean view.
See the Moon’s full night →WANING GIBBOUS · 83% LIT · SETS 10:42 AM
What else is up tonight
The nights ahead
Fri 3 — Saturn is the pick — best 5:50 AM, 0% cloud, climbs to 55°.Sat 4 — Moon is the pick — best 5:30 AM, 100% cloud, climbs to 56°.Sun 5 — Moon is the pick — best 6:30 AM, 44% cloud, climbs to 63°.Mon 6 — Moon is the pick — best 6:29 AM, ≈100% cloud, climbs to 68°.Tue 7 — Moon is the pick — best 6:29 AM, ≈14% cloud, climbs to 66°.Wed 8 — Moon is the pick — best 6:29 AM, ≈6% cloud, climbs to 59°.Thu 9 — Venus is the pick — best 8:49 PM, ≈29% cloud, climbs to 28°.Fri 10 — Moon is the pick — best 6:29 AM, ≈41% cloud · low confidence, climbs to 36°.Sat 11 — Moon is the pick — best 6:29 AM, ≈80% cloud · low confidence, climbs to 23°.Sun 12 — Venus is the pick — best 8:48 PM, ≈6% cloud · low confidence, climbs to 28°.tap a night for details
≈ marks a lower-confidence forecast — check back closer to the night.
Common questions
When exactly should I look tonight?
The Moon is at its best around 4:50 AM local time tonight, 83% lit with 63% cloud cover forecast at that hour.
Do I need a telescope for tonight's sky?
No. The Moon, the bright planets and ISS passes are all naked-eye objects. Binoculars or a small telescope add detail but are never required.
How is the verdict calculated?
It fuses computed astronomy (altitude, phase, darkness) with the hour-by-hour cloud forecast for your exact location, weighted so overcast skies can never score a Good.